I'm glad to be back in my Romantic Suspense era this year (2024) and glad to be back reading one of my favorite author's books, Melinda Leigh. I first read Hour of Need back in 2015 and had a hard time putting it down. I decided I needed to revisit Scarlett Falls since this was one of my favorite series from Melinda.
Thoughts: This was my second time reading this book, and it still gives me goosebumps after rereading it. It touches on some hard topics, and not just solving who murdered Grant's family. The case that Grant's brother was working on was a tough one. As a mother of two daughters, this was a tough one to read, especially when it came to the bullying and what happened to a young teenage girl. When it came to the main storyline and figuring out what truly happened to Lee Barrett and his wife, it was a shocker to see everything weave together and find out who was truly behind everything. It's definitely a story that had me thinking and may have me up at night.
The characters she writes are always different, unique, and sometimes even relatable. I connected instantly with Ellie because she's a mother who is very protective of her family. I understood her hesitation in not asking for help when she obviously needed it. Grant was a character I related to when it came to the military and having to make hard decisions when it came to serving or taking care of the children. (The military chain of command sometimes doesn't care if children are involved.)
I love that Melinda gives us several POVs in the third person, where you are solving the story with the characters but also feeling what the characters are going through. I'm used to reading the first POV in Contemporary Romances, but I also enjoy the third POV, especially when it's a Romantic Suspense. Melinda also gives you the antagonist POV, which you don't figure out later who it is, and sometimes she doesn't give you a POV for a reason because she wants to leave it as a surprise.
I gave this book five stars back in 2015, and after rereading it, it still gets five stars. I wish I could give it more. I'm onto Hannah Barrett's story next, who was introduced in this book.
Would I recommend this book/series? Yes. If you are looking for a Romantic Suspense story that takes you on a rollercoaster of a ride, then this book/series is for you.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2020